XX ECONOMIC FORUM

started pumping an unlimited amount of money at zero cost and a number of co- untries started increasing their budget expenditure, i.e. they implemented scal stimuli.

anusz Lewandowski emphasised that contrary to a few other countries, the example of Poland is an argument in favour of the regional policy followed so far. According to him there won’t be fewer resources in the next nancial per- spective, the discussion regarding which is just beginning. However one has to take into account present political and economic circumstances. It is also under conside- ration whether the nancial perspective should not be shortened “I am in favor of the longest possible EU budget period as it ensures nancial stability. Shortening this period to 5 years would mean that soon after nishing one discussion about the division of funds, another discussion would begin,”explained Janusz Lewandowski. J